Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Health & Human Services
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April 23, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-146 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, line 7, strike "and".
Page 1, Line 2Page 3, strike line 11 and substitute "Colorado;
Page 1, Line 3(e) Encouraging the use of durable goods rather than
Page 1, Line 4single-use plastic items would dramatically reduce plastic
Page 1, Line 5pollution and lead to long-term behavior change; and
Page 1, Line 6(f) Many single-use plastic items contain toxic additives
Page 1, Line 7such as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, even
Page 1, Line 8though House Bill 22-1345, enacted in 2022, and Senate Bill
Page 1, Line 924-081, enacted in 2024, prohibit the intentional inclusion of
Page 1, Line 10perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, which are
Page 1, Line 11widely recognized as environmental toxicants harmful to
Page 1, Line 12human health.
Page 1, Line 13(3) The general assembly further finds and declares that:
Page 1, Line 14(a) The impacts of single-use plastic items constitute an
Page 1, Line 15environmental justice issue that disproportionately burdens
Page 1, Line 16communities identified as disproportionately impacted
Page 1, Line 17communities, as defined in section 24-4-109 and enacted through
Page 1, Line 18the "Environmental Justice Act", as enacted in 2021 by House
Page 1, Line 19Bill 21-1266. These communities include those with higher
Page 1, Line 20proportions of low-income households, communities of color,
Page 1, Line 21and those experiencing cumulative environmental and
Page 1, Line 22socioeconomic stressors, as well as communities with a history
Page 1, Line 23of environmental racism and systemic disinvestment.
Page 1, Line 24(b) Emissions and pollution associated with single-use
Page 1, Line 25plastic items occur across the full life cycle of plastic
Page 1, Line 26production and disposal, including at extraction sites, refining
Page 1, Line 27facilities, petrochemical manufacturing plants, product
Page 2, Line 1manufacturing facilities, and landfills. These cumulative
Page 2, Line 2impacts contribute to persistent disparities in air quality, water
Page 2, Line 3contamination, and soil degradation in disproportionately
Page 2, Line 4impacted communities.".
Page 2, Line 5Page 6, line 3, strike "offered" and substitute "asked if they would
Page 2, Line 6like".
Page 2, Line 7Page 6, line 9, strike "and".
Page 2, Line 8Page 6, after line 9 insert:
Page 2, Line 9"(c) A retail food establishment or third-party food
Page 2, Line 10delivery service shall provide only the single-use food
Page 2, Line 11serviceware items requested or confirmed by a customer; and".
Page 2, Line 12Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
Page 2, Line 13Page 6, line 19, strike "online ordering process allows for" and
Page 2, Line 14substitute "third-party food delivery service provides a retail
Page 2, Line 15food establishment with the option to allow".
Page 2, Line 16Page 6, line 21, strike "wants;" and substitute "wants in the online
Page 2, Line 17ordering process;".
Page 2, Line 18Page 6, line 25, after "requested." add "A third-party food delivery
Page 2, Line 19service is not liable for a retail food establishment's failure to
Page 2, Line 20follow a customer's request if the third-party food delivery
Page 2, Line 21service accurately communicated the customer's request to the
Page 2, Line 22retail food establishment.".
Page 2, Line 23Page 6, line 26, strike "This section does" and substitute "Subsections
Page 2, Line 24(1)(a) and (1)(b) of this section do".
Page 2, Line 25Page 6, line 27, strike "this".
Page 2, Line 26Page 7, strike line 1 and substitute "subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) of
Page 2, Line 27this section:".
Page 2, Line 28Page 7, line 16, strike the second "or".
Page 2, Line 29Page 7, strike line 22 and substitute "service;
Page 2, Line 30(f) Meals provided to patients or residents of a health
Page 3, Line 1facility licensed or certified by the department pursuant to
Page 3, Line 2section 25-1.5-103 or certified by the state department pursuant
Page 3, Line 3to section 25.5-5-412, including hospitals, long-term care
Page 3, Line 4facilities, hospice inpatient facilities, and assisted living
Page 3, Line 5residences; or
Page 3, Line 6(g) School cafeterias.".